Loud cheers radiate throughout the town of Dallas, Texas, as a motorcade surrounded by Secret Service Agents pulls around the corner. Onlookers crane their heads towards the road as they try and catch a glimpse of their hero- the nations 35th president. John F. Kennedy flashes his wide white grin and waves his hand at the crowd. The scene is perfect-a president headed full-force towards the victory of successfully winning his second campaign, sitting next to him his wife, Jacqueline, outfitted in a pink skirt and pillbox hat. Seconds later, this image is destroyed. Bullets, two of them, fire through the president's neck and skull, his wife's pink outfit soon stained crimson. Later, on national television, millions of Americans would be crushed with sadness as the news was spread. John F. Kennedy,
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Kennedy also appointed unprecedented numbers of African-Americans to high-level positions in the administration and strengthened the Civil Rights Commission (JFK Library). He also spoke out in favor of school desegregation and praised a number of cities for integrating their schools (JFK Library). Through these bold actions, Kennedy was speeding up the movement towards equality, which gained for him the adoration of African-Americans. Kennedy played a key role in the civil rights movement, which made him ever more famous. John F. Kennedy was the best United States president, due to his legacy, his international affairs, and his role in the civil rights movement. Although he was not alive to live out a second term in office, what he completed in his first term was enough to establish his fame and adoration. Now, in the present day, millions of people around the world applaud and imitate Kennedy and his styles of leadership. As Kennedy once said, "Ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your
Kennedy also appointed unprecedented numbers of African-Americans to high-level positions in the administration and strengthened the Civil Rights Commission (JFK Library). He also spoke out in favor of school desegregation and praised a number of cities for integrating their schools (JFK Library). Through these bold actions, Kennedy was speeding up the movement towards equality, which gained for him the adoration of African-Americans. Kennedy played a key role in the civil rights movement, which made him ever more famous. John F. Kennedy was the best United States president, due to his legacy, his international affairs, and his role in the civil rights movement. Although he was not alive to live out a second term in office, what he completed in his first term was enough to establish his fame and adoration. Now, in the present day, millions of people around the world applaud and imitate Kennedy and his styles of leadership. As Kennedy once said, "Ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your